To find out about the latest status of the COVID19 pandemic evolution and the most up-to-date statistics on the COVID-19 disease in Pakistan, please visit the Pakistan government’s Know About COVID-19 website with the official data.
For the international outlook you can consult the latest situation reports published by the World Health Organisation as well as the global daily statistics on the coronavirus pandemic evolution including data on confirmed cases and deaths by country.
Sanitary measures
To find out about the latest public health situation in Pakistan and the current sanitary measures in vigour, please consult the COVID-19 page.
Travel restrictions
The COVID-19 situation, including the spread of new variants, evolves rapidly and differs from country to country. All travelers need to pay close attention to the conditions at their destination before traveling. Regularly updated information for all countries with regards to Covid-19 related travel restrictions in place including entry regulations, flight bans, test requirements and quarantine is available on TravelDoc Infopage. It is also highly recommended to consult COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map provided and updated on the daily basis by IATA. The US government website of Centers of Disease Control and Prevention provides COVID-19 Travel Recommendations by Destination. The UK Foreign travel advice also provides travelling abroad advice for all countries, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings.
Import & export restrictions
For information on all the measures applicable to movement of goods during the period of sanitary emergency due to the COVID-19 outbreak (including eventual restrictions on imports and exports, if applicable), refer to the Federal Board of Revenue’s reports on imports and exports. Actions include: exemption of customs duties on 61 medical goods, lifting the ban on the export of textile masks and sanitizers and a temporary export ban on certain personal protective equipment.
For a general overview of trade restrictions due to COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Pakistan on the International Trade Centre's COVID-19 Temporary Trade Measures webpage.
For the general overview of the key economic policy responses to the COVID-19 outbreak (fiscal, monetary and macroeconomic) taken by the Pakistani government to limit the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, please consult the section dedicated to Pakistan in the IMF’s Policy Tracker platform.
Support plan for businesses
For information on the local business support scheme established by the Pakistani government to help small and medium-sized companies to deal with the economic impacts of the COVID19 epidemic on their activity, refer to ResearchGate’s report COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Pakistan.
There are no specific support plans for exporters in Pakistan so far. For future possible up-to-date information please visit the website of the Pakistani Ministry of Commerce.
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